Ernesto, a form of the name Ernest, is a masculine given name in several Romance languages. Notable people and characters with the name include:
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People
Ernesto (footballer) (born 1979), Ernesto da Conceição Soares, Cape Verdean footballer
Ernesto Abella, Filipino businessman, politician, and writer
Ernesto Agard (born 1937), Panamanian basketball player
Ernesto Aguero (born 1969), Cuban weightlifter
Ernesto Alonso (1917–2007), Mexican actor, director, cinematographer, and producer
Ernesto Amantegui Phumipha (born 1990), Thai footballer
Ernesto Basile (1857–1932), Italian architect
Ernesto Capocci (1798–1864), Italian mathematician, astronomer and politician
Ernesto Cesàro (1859–1906), Italian mathematician
Ernesto De Curtis (1875–1937), Italian composer
Ernesto Farías (born 1980), Argentine footballer
Ernesto Figueiredo (born 1937), also known as "Ernesto", Portuguese footballer
Ernesto García (1884–1955), Mexican soldier and politician
Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (1928–1967), also known as "El Che" or "Che Guevara"
Ernesto Geisel (1908–1996), Brazilian president
Ernesto Hein (1899–1968), Chilean farmer and liberal politician
Ernesto Köhler (1849–1907), Italian flautist and composer
Ernesto Lecuona (1895–1963), Cuban musician
Ernesto Martínez Jr. (born 1999), French-Cuban baseball player
Ernesto Mejía (disambiguation), several people
Ernesto Maserati (1898–1975), Italian automotive engineer and racer
Ernesto Michel (born 1970), Argentine basketball player
Ernesto Miranda (1941–1976), American criminal
Ernesto Nathan (1848–1921), English-Italian politician
Ernesto Neyra (born 1952), Peruvian football manager and former player
Ernesto Oglivie (born 1992), Panamanian basketball player
Ernesto Pérez d'Angelo (1932–2013), Chilean paleontologist
Ernesto Pinto Lagarrigue (1918–1977), Chilean engineer and politician
Ernesto Purnsley, American football coach
Ernesto Samper (born 1950), President of Colombia from 1994 to 1998
Ernesto Ruffo Appel (born 1952), American-born Mexican politician
Ernesto Rodríguez (born 1969), Argentine-Spanish volleyball player
Ernesto Sabato (1911–2011), Argentine writer
Ernesto Tagliaferri (1889–1937), Italian musician and composer
Ernesto Valverde (born 1964), Spanish footballer and coach
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León (born 1951), President of Mexico from 1994 to 2000
Fictional characters
Ernesto (Better Call Saul), a fictional character in the TV series Better Call Saul